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our greatest fears guarding our greatest treasures
2008-11-24 21:00:00
Our greatest fears arelike dragonsguarding our greatest treasures. - Rumi1.The great mystic, poet, theologian, scholar and above all a great lover of God, Rumi is never short of eloquence. Sometime his words open the doors of heart to illuminate and help us see the reality with a newer vision, sometime his words drown us with an unknown nostalgia and other times it's purely distilled wisdom for life.The above statement by Rumi where he speak the language of a psychoanalytic and nails to the point. Even without being an expert in psychology or in psychoanalysis one can still feel the pregnancy of meaning hidden in this aphorism of Rumi from the perspective of our depth psyche.2.According to psychologists, Fear is an unwanted, unpleasant feeling of anticipated or perceived risk or danger, whether it be real or unreal. Fear also can be described as a feeling of extreme dislike towards certain conditions, objects or situations such as: fear of darkness, fear of ghosts, etc.Inter...
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Secrets of the Name and the Named One | Ghazals from Diwaan-e-Mo'in
2008-11-22 21:42:00
Sibghata Allahi waman ahsanu mina Allahi sibghatan! .. (Receive) Color from Allahand who is better than Allah in coloring!. The Quran 2:138 ..I.Robud jaan o delam raa jamaal-e-naam-e-khodaa / Nawaakht teshna labaan raa zolaal-e-naam-e-khodaaMy soul and my heart have been captivated by the beauty of the Name of God. My thirsty lips have been comforted by the pure water of the Name of God.Wesaal-e-haqq talabi hamneshin naamash baash / Bebin wesaal-e-khodaa dar wesaal-e-naam-e-khodaaIf you search for union with God, be a companion of His Name,You?ll see that union with God is in union with the Name of God.Miyaan-e-esm o mosamma chu farq nist bebin / To dar tajalliye asmaa kamaal-e-naam-e-khodaaAs there is no difference between the Name and the Named One,You?ll see in the manifestation of the names the perfection of the Name of God.Yaqin badaan ke to baa haqq neshasta shab o ruz / Chu hamneshin to baashad khayaal-e-naam-e-khodaaYou can be certain of this, that you?ll sit with God day an...
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When was God far? | Ibn Atallah
2008-11-21 08:30:00
WHEN WAS GOD FARSo you would needA trail and mapTo lead you there?And did you findGod on your way? He who has plentyShould spend from plenty.And are you stillClimbing to God?It?s you who shouldConserve your food.Be guided byThe light you see,Turning your facesToward the sky. When you arrive,Accept blindness.God?s light is God?sAnd God?s alone.This world both is,And it is not,Quite as it seems: Say: God! Then leave Them to their games.- A poetic rendition of 13th century sufi master Ibn Atallah's classic work, Al-Hikam by Jabez L. Van Cleef. Jabez has taken up the project to rework on the complete Al-Hikam by Ibn Atallah and this is a sample from his beautiful work in progress. May the project be blessed and reach the hearts of many... Quli Allahu!Thumma dharhum fi khowdihim yal'abun. .. Say Allah!Then leave them to their games of vanity.- The Quran 6:91art: "Allah" in arabic script# Related: Event on Al-Hikam by Green Mountain School

The Reality of Human Essence | the Hu of Hu-man
2008-11-20 04:56:00
In the Name of Allah.I seek refuge in Himand ask for Himand give up for Him.My Lord You are my Refugeand my Endand You are the Sufficer.1.Do you think you are a small starWhile, in fact, you comprise the universe?2.... the slave (the devotee, lover, the instrument) in outer appearance is not God but the Essence of the slave is indeed God. So when his bondmanship ('ubudiyyah) is annihilated (al-fana to be baqa) in the disappearance of his human density, the Essence of the Lord shows His bondsmanship as that which had happened to Moses when God manifested Himself to him on the mountain and Moses went on his knees stunned.... recognition is a manifest acknowledgment of what he had witnessed of the Divinity of the Lord existing in the bondsman and that the bondsman is but a rank of Divinity through which the Lord appeared in the form of the slave.This is the ultimate end, that is, the realization of the slave of the Divine Essence in himself and the existence of it thereby. Then are th...
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Om Mani Padme Hum | a sufic interpretation
2008-11-19 04:19:00
1."Om Mani Padme Hum" is one of the most recited mantra among all faith traditions combined. No matter where you see a buddhist monk or practitioner, whether in the remote deserts of mongolia or the zen monastery of california, every where in the world this mantra is found to be repeated. In Tibet there are adept monks to be found who chant it during all their waking hours as long as they live. The vibrational effect it produce when in a large hall of a buddhist monastery all the monk chant this mantra together is both tremendous and beautiful.2. Mantra of The Compassionate OneIn Tibetan Buddhism this mantra evokes the Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion and mercy which is also known by other names such as Avalokitesvara, Guan Yin (Kuan Yin), Padmapa-ni, and Lokes'vara. Interestingly enough Avalokiteshvara?s name means "The Lord Who Looks Down (in compassion)." Avalokitesvara is also popularly known as Padmapani, or "Holder of the Lotus."Because of the mantra's connection wit...
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the last teachings of Gautama Buddha
2008-11-18 19:16:00
Beneath the sala trees at Kusinagara, in his last words to his disciples, the Buddha said: "Make of yourself a light. Rely upon yourself: do not depend upon anyone else.Consider your body: Think of its impurity. Knowing that both its pain and its delight are alike causes of suffering, how can you indulge in its desires? Consider your 'self'; think of its transiency; how can you fall into delusion about it and cherish pride and selfishness, knowing that they must all end in inevitable suffering? Consider all substances; can you find among them any enduring 'self'? Are they not all aggregates that sooner or later will break apart and be scattered?The point of the teachings is to control your own mind. Keep your mind from greed, and you will keep your behavior right, your mind pure and your words faithful. By always thinking about the transience of your life, you will be able to resist green and anger, and will be able to avoid all evils.If you find your mind tempted and so entangl...
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Love Dogs | Coleman Barks reads Rumi
2008-11-16 19:10:00
one night a man was crying:Allah! Allah!his lips grew sweet with the praising,until a cynic said, 'so!I have heard you calling out,but have you ever gotten any response?'the man had no answer for that.he quit prayingand fell into a confused sleep,where he dreamed.he saw khidr, the guide of soulsin a thick green foliage.- 'why did you stop praising?''because I never heard anything back.'- 'this longing you express - is the return message.the grief you cry out fromdraws you toward union.your pure sadness that wants helpis the secret cup.listen to the moan of a dog for its master,that whining is the connection.listen to the moan of a dog for its master,that whining is the connection.'there are love dogsno one knows the names of,give your life to be one of them!- Coleman Bark's rendition of 13th century sufi mystic Rumi 's poetry. Audio from Youtube video of Coleman Barks reading Rumi @ Mythic Journeys Conference. | art collage: Secret Cup of Love Dogs by Sadiq Salim

Seminar on al-Hikam of Ibn Ataillah with Shaykh Yahya Ninowy, Shaykh abdur-
2008-11-15 20:51:00
If the Divine opens a door for you,thereby making the Divine Self known,pay no heed if your deeds do not measure up to this.For, in truth, the Divine Self has not opened it for youbut out of a graceful will to make the Self known to you.Do you not know that Divine is the OneWho presented the knowledge of the Self (ta'aruf) to you,whereas you are the one who presented the Divine with deeds?What a difference between what the Divine brings to youand what you present to the Divine Self!- Al-Hikam of Ibn Ata Illah, translation inspired from Victor Danner (Abdul Jabbar)1.On the first weekend of November, 2008 the Green Mountain Branch of the Shadhdhuli School of Tasawwuf organized and hosted a two day seminar on Al-Hikam, considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual / sufi literature - written and compiled by sufi master of 13th / 14th century Ibn Ata Illah. Al Hikam is essentially a book of sufi aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom for the seekers of illumination.T...
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gone beyond | meditative quranic verses
2008-11-15 02:15:00
Wa-s-sabiquna-s-sabiqun'ulaa'ikal muqarrabun,fi jannatin na'im.- Surah al-Waqiah (The Inevitable)And those who have gone beyond - gone beyond allthey are the ones brought nearin abode of bliss.- The Quran 56:10, 11. Translation inspired by Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee's Tajwidi Quran. Listen to Tajwidi Quran Online
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Ana al-Haqq | Mansur al-Hallaj and Prophet Muhammad | on quicksand of Unici
2008-11-13 08:43:00
"If you do not recognize God,at least recognise His sign;I am the creative truth -Ana al-Haqq,because through the Truth,I am eternal Truth.""Divine Love is that you remain standing in front of your Beloved: When you are deprived of all your attributes, Then His attributes become your attributes, your qualities."- Mansur al-Hallaj1.'Ana al Haqq' meaning 'I am the Truth' was the famous (and controversial) pronunciation of the intoxicated sufi mystic Mansur al-Hallaj (858 - March 26, 922) for which the literalist orthodox establishment condemned him of blasphemy since 'Haqq' or Absolute Truth is a Holy Attribute of the Divine (one of the 99 Sacred and Revealed Name in Islamic Wisdom Tradition). The proclamation of 'Ana al Haqq' was controversially interpreted as his self-proclaim of divinity, and consequently he was executed for heresy charge at the hands of the Abbasid rulers.This charge was controversial because the proclamation in ecstasy of a mystic in his or her ecstatic...
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Mystic Poetry of Mansur al-Hallaj | Translated by Bernard Lewis
2008-11-12 16:47:00
1. 'I am the One whom I love'I am the One whom I love,and the One whom I love is myself.We are two souls incarnated in one body;if you see me, you see Him,if you see Him, you see us.2. 'Your spirit is mingled with mine'Your spirit is mingled with mineas wine is mixed with water;whatever touches you touches me.In all the stations of the soul you are I.3. 'Kill me, my faithful friends'Kill me, my faithful friends,For in my being killed is my life.Love is that you remain standingIn front of your BelovedWhen you are stripped of all your attributes;Then His attributes become your qualities.Between me and You, there is only me.Take away the me, so only You remain.4. 'You glide between the heart and its casing 'You glide between the heartand its casing as tears glide from the eyelid.You dwell in my inwardness,in the depths of my heart,as souls dwell in bodies.Nothing passes from rest to motionunless you move it in hidden ways,O new moon!- texts credit: Music of a Distant Drum: Clas...
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The Elixir of the Gnostics | Mulla Sadra
2008-11-11 15:09:00
1.Know that it is possible for those who consider the states of the human body and the attributes of its constitution, its color, and the movements of its extremities to deduce from these, through the craft of bodily medicine, the body's immediate health and felicity or sickness and wretchedness. In the same way, it is possible for those who consider the states of the human soul and her soulish attributes, habitudes and character traits to deduce from these, through the craft of spiritual medicine, her deferred health and felicity or sickness and wretchedness.Know then, that with respect to people's outward states and sensory forms, God created them in the most beautiful form and the most beauteous state, just as God says: We indeed created man in the most beautiful stature (95:4). Hence they have the receptivity to arrive at the most complete perfection because of the beauty of their preparedness. This is because the body is a receptive substance created for the soul's preparedn...

You are in Divine Eyes | meditative quranic verses
2008-11-09 14:03:00
Was bir li hukma RabbikaFa innaka bi a'yuninna ...- Surah at TurSo be patient with your Lord's judgment,for indeedyou are..... insideDivine Eyes .- The Quran , 52:48.. image credit: Nasa's Astronomy Picture of the Day: Dust and the Helix Nebula - Image from Spitzer Space Telescope image shows infrared radiation from the well-studied Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) a 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. (details)[>] Previous Posts on Meditative Quranic Verses series.

Tribute to Hafiz | Sufi Samuel L. Lewis
2008-11-08 03:56:00
"Hafiz!"What a joy to utter the name! What a thrill in the heart. I have never had a vision of him and hardly read a line of his poetry, yet - picture him and what do I see? Smiles! One big smile, bearing joy to all who greet him. He is like sunshine, bringing comfort and courage.In my days of darkness he was with me, guiding me, encouraging me, showing me the way, always smiling, always cheerful.When I look at the beautiful trees and pleasant meadows of sunny California, I picture him in his rose garden at Shiraz and feel that, had he not been born where and when he was, this country with its lovely scenery and beautiful weather would have brought inspiration to his heart, and ode upon ode would have resulted.Allons, Hafiz! To study your works together!I hear the blue birds twittering in the trees,The leafy branches fluttering in the breeze,While I sit here, musing at my ease,Thinking of thee, Hafiz.The trees around me spring has clothed in greenOn hillside and in lovely vale betwe...
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A Golden Compass and Sun's Confession
2008-11-07 15:06:00
1.Forget every idea of right and wrongAny classroom ever taught youBecauseAn empty heart, a tormented mind,Unkindness, jealousy and fearAre always the testimonyYou have been completely fooled!Turn your back on thoseWho would imprison your wondrous spiritWith deceit and lies.Come, join the honest companyOf the King's beggars -Those gamblers, scoundrels and divine clownsAnd those astonishing fair courtesansWho need Divine Love every night.Come, join the courageousWho have no choiceBut to bet their entire worldThat indeed,Indeed, God is Real.I will lead you into the CircleOf the Beloved's cunning thieves,Those playful royal rogues -The ones you can trust for true guidance -Who can aid youIn this Blessed Calamity of life.Hafiz,Look at the Perfect OneAt the Circle's Center:He Spins and Whirls like a Golden Compass ,Beyond all that is Rational,To show this dear worldThat Everything,Everything in ExistenceDoes point to God.2.One day the sun admitted,I am just a shadow.I wish I could show...
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Is there God in Buddhism?
2008-11-06 19:12:00
1.The answer to the often asked question, "Is there God in Buddhism ?" is first No and then Yes.Its definitely No for those who like to imagine God as an old man with long white beard living somewhere above the cloud in a place called Heaven. Buddha was not interested that petty, absurd personification. Nor he was for idols. In the time of Buddha (around 500 BCE) it was already a land where God ideal was filtered through limited imaginations and turned to man made idols. Buddha himself was big against idol worship and would strongly disapprove those who make and bowdown to his statues. Although many fragments of imagination of God ideal was there in his time, yet people were fighting over 'your God vs. my God' delusion (which still humanity as a whole hasn't really come out of even about 2500 years later). One can safely say that there is no idea of God in Buddhism when best people could do is to associated limited human attributes with the Divine and could not grasp the absolute ...

Congratulations to Barack Obama | Meaning of Baraka, Berakhah, Barakah
2008-11-05 18:40:00
1."Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." - Barack Obama "This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time ... to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can.Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America."- Barack Obama, President Elect, United States of America from his victory speech, November 4, 20082.Congratulation to Barack Obama, the 44th President of USA!Congratulations to the people of United States of America for electing him!3.From the point of view of collective psyche of American people, Barack H. Obama is...
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Dreaming Prophet Muhammad | from autobiography of Shaykh Muzaffer Ashki al-
2008-11-03 20:28:00
| Shaykh Muzaffer Ashki al-Jerrahi (1916 - 1985) |rev. Guide of Halveti-Jerrahi sufi orderThe dreaming of the Prophet Muhammad , the Messenger of God holds very special status in Islamic tradition, both exoteric and esoteric. The Prophet himself has recorded (ref. Tirmidhi) to have said the following about seeing him in dream: "He who sees my hilye (description) after me, it is as if he had actually seen me, and he who sees it out of love and desire for me, God will forbid the fire of Hell to touch him. He will be safe from the trials of the grave, and he will not be sent forth naked on the day of resurrection."In 1981, Shaykh Muzaffer wrote brief autobiography in his book Unveiling of Love: Sufism and the Remembrance of God, where he mentioned about his profound dream of the Messenger of God, Muhammad, other Biblical Prophets and many of the chosen spiritual companions of Prophet Muhammad who attained highest degree of spiritual enlightenment. Shaykh Muzaffer writes:"During my early...
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Buddha's prophecy about the survival of his original teachings
2008-11-03 17:26:00
1.After he was enlightened, Buddha was walking down a path and he was completely glowing. He was shining. He was effulgent. He was what sufis call "munawwara" (radiant, effulgent).A man came up to him and was so taken by the light, he asked, "Are you a celestial being, or a god"? He answered, "No". And then he said, "Well, then you must be a magician". "No"."Are you a man"? "No"."What are you"?"I am awake. I am pure light."2.The one who reached the awakened state, which eventually how he would be later known to world history, 'Buddha' (the word meaning the awakened one) - Siddhartha Guatama (563 - 483 BC) is recorded to have prophecied about how long his original teachings will last and that was 500 years.3.In the past, every new age the world is gifted with world teachers. In some religious tradition these world teachers are known as messengers, prophets or apostles. In other tradition they are called great sages, master teacher, avatars, paramavatars etc. No matter what they are...
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There is Zen, Here is Sufi
2008-11-03 03:41:00
The body is like a bodhi treeAnd the mind a bright mirror.Carefully polish it clean ever day,And let no dust alight.- Shenxiu (605-706),The zen student of fifth patriarch Hongren (601-674)from 'Zen' by Christmas Humphreys.Whether your destiny is glory or disgrace,Purify yourself of hatred and love of self.Polish your mirror; and that sublime BeautyFrom the regions of mysteryWill flame out in your heartAs it did for the saints and prophets.Then, with your heart on fire with that Splendor,The secret of the Beloved will no longer be hidden.- Jami (1414 - 1492),from 'Perfume of the Desert' by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut# Related:. Zen Sufi Koans of Mystical Truth. Laughing Buddha, Weeping Sufi. Rumi's Zen. Dhikr - Remembrance of God

metaphysics of one
2008-11-01 12:59:00
1. Who Seeks, Who Reveals?His disciples said, "Master, who seeks and who reveals?"The master said, "One who seeks (also reveals)."Matthew said to him, master, "When I listen to you and speak, who is it who speaks and who listens?The master said, "One who speaks also listens, and one who can see also reveals."- The Dialogue of the Savior *2. I am not What I am Who I amyou will know when I go.What I am seen to be nowI am not.What I amyou will see when you come.- The Spiral Dance of the Cross (the Hymn of Jesus) *** From the 5th tractate in Codex III of the Nag Hammadi Library, Dead Sea Scrolls). The Dialogue of the Savior is partly preserved in Coptic translation. Scholars believe that it might have been written down around early 2nd century. It deals with mostly esoteric subject matter and mystical dialogue between Jesus and his inner disciples Judas Thomas the Twin, Matthew and Mary of Magdala.** From Acts of John 94-96. The Spiral Dance (also called The Round Dance) of the Cross, o...
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An Open Heart's Desire for Happiness
2008-10-30 21:00:00
1.The purpose of spiritual practice is to fulfill our desire for happiness. We are all equal in wishing to be happy and to overcome our suffering, and I believe that we all share the right to fulfill this aspiration.When we look at the happiness we seek and the suffering we wish to avoid, most evident are the pleasant and unpleasant feelings we have as a result of our sensory experience of the tastes, smells, textures, sounds, and forms that we perceive around us. There is, however, another level of experience. True happiness must be pursued on the mental level as well.If we compare the mental and physical levels of happiness, we find that the experiences of pain and pleasure that take place mentally are actually more powerful. For example, though we may find ourselves in a very pleasant environment, if we are mentally depressed or if something is causing us profound concern, we will hardly notice our surroundings. On the other hand, if we have inner, mental happiness, we find it ea...
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The Alchemy of Happiness | Complete Audio Book, Podcast by Jabez L. Van Cle
2008-10-28 07:00:00
He, therefore, is a wise and prudent man, who, after morning prayer, spends an hour renewing his own spiritual reckoning, and says, "My soul, you only have one life; no moment that has passed can be recovered, and in God?s mind the number of your breaths has been set down and cannot be increased. When life is done, no spiritual highways will hold the traffic of your freighted soul, therefore what you would do, you must do now; so treat this day as if your life were spent, and this, an extra day, was granted you by special favor of Almighty God. What folly greater than to lose this chance?"- Selection from Al-Ghazzali's Alchemy of Happiness , interpreted by Javez L. Van Cleef1.The Alchemy of Happiness (Kimiya'e al Saadat) by one of the most celebrated muslim mystic of all time, Imam Al Ghazzali, is considered a timeless spiritual masterpiece. It is an abridgment of Ghazzali's magnus opus,  his famous Arabic treatise on mystical Islam, The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulu...
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ascending words of purity, raising them up good deeds | meditative quranic
2008-10-27 07:34:00
Man kana yureedu alAAizzata falillahi alAAizzatu jameeAAan ilayhi, yasAAadu alkalimu alttayyibu waalAAamalu alssalihu yarfaAAuhu, waallatheena yamkuroona alssayyi-ati lahum AAathabun shadeedun wamakru ola-ika huwa yabooru. (credit)Whosoever desires for glory and power, (should come to face the reality that) to God belong all glory and power,unto Him ascends all words of purity: and the good deeds lift them up, and (as for) those who plan evil deeds, they shall have a severe doom; and their delusions shall perish.- The Quran 35:10
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Who is She? | my Woman of Sorrow
2008-10-25 22:31:00
who is shewho dwells in my heart?i wanted her,but i failed to win her.i decked her with diamondsand sang her praises,a smile shone in her eyesfor a moment,and then it died.i have no joy and even she cried,my woman of sorrow.i bought her jewel ankletsand adorned her with gold.i bought her a bandfit for the queen of sheba.a gleam of gladness flickered in her eyes,then it died.i have no joy and even she cried,my woman of sorrow.i took her in my armsand flew her to paradise.fame and fortune surrounded her,she conquered the hearts of men.pride shone in her eyes for a moment,and then it died.i have no joy and even she cried,my woman of sorrow.days go by and she cries.tell me what is it that you want?and she said: 'when will my Lover come?the One with the Unknown Name,when will my Lover come,to me, from your heart?'- translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Poem by Deepak Choprafrom the CD: Gift of Love II, Ocaeans of Ecstasy[>] You may Listen to this wonderful poem here.[>] Also on Youtube...
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Feminine Spirituality | Inspirations and Wisdom
2008-10-24 23:52:00
"And the Mother,the prototypeof all existence,is the Eternal Spirit,full of beautyand love."- Kahlil Gibran"The paradise is under the feet of mothers."- Prophet Muhammad"Happy are you that you hunger for the truth, for I will satisfy you with the bread of wisdom. Happy are you, that you knock, for I will open to you the door of life. Happy are you, that you would cast off the power of Satan, for I will lead you into the Kingdom of our Mother's angels, where the power of Satan cannot enter."And they asked him in amazement: "Who is our Mother and which Her angels? And where is Her Kingdom?"Jesus replied: "Your Mother is in you, and you in Her."- Jesus Christ in Essene Gospel of PeaceThe Valley of Spirit never dies. It is named the Mysterious Female. And the Doorway of the Mysterious Female is the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang. It is there within us all the while; Draw upon it as you will, it never runs dry.- Tao Te Ching 6"God is never seen immaterially; and the vision of H...
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with one answer, all questions shall be answered
2008-10-23 05:49:00
1.All desires, preferences, affections and loves people have for all sorts of things such as father, mother, friends, the heavens and the earth, gardens, pavilions, works, knowledge, food and drink - one should realize that every desire is a desire for 'food' (or 'enjoyment') and such things are all "veils".When one passes beyond this world and sees that Sovereign without these 'veils', then one will realize that all those things were 'veils' and 'coverings' and that what they were seeking was in reality that One.All problems will then be solved.All the heart's question and difficulties will be answered, and everything will become clear.God's response is not such that He must answer each and every problem individually. With one answer, all problems are solved.2.In winter everyone bundles himself up and huddles in a warm place to escape the cold. All plants and trees drop their leaves and fruit because of the biting cold, and they conceal their raiment within themselves l...
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On Traveling the Sufi Path | Interview with Dr. Stewart Bitkoff
2008-10-21 19:40:00
"Lets rememberwho we are.each momentis another opportunityto draw closer."- Stewart Bitkoff"As our society moves forward in its study and growing understanding of different spiritual paths, one of the things required is a dialogue concerning the nature of personal enlightenment. Or said another way, after studying a particular spiritual path, for the average traveler, what does personal spiritual development look like?"- Enlightenment: An Initial Discussion. following is part 2 of the dialogue with author and educator Dr. Stewart Bitkoff. It was conducted on early October, 2008. the first part can be read here. Sadiq // Your training in sufi path is quite unique given that it happened in the heart of the west by an eastern teacher who in sufi term was a hidden teacher and timing wise it was in early 70's, which was also a very unique, changing times (equally true from planetary evolution perspective). Tell us something about the nature of this initiation with regard to the path, ...
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On Mysticism and Mystery School | Interview with Dr. Stewart Bitkoff | Part
2008-10-20 21:18:00
"The goal of the mystical school is the completed person.The completed person has added a degree of spiritual development to their other capacities. This spiritual development is accomplished through an interaction between the Master, the student and Path."- Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, from the article Mystical School The following is the first part of interview with Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, author of the book 'A Commuter's Guide to Enlightenment'. Dr. Bitkoff is a doctoral graduate in education, an expert in Therapeutic Recreation, Psychiatric Rehab and Psychiatric Treatment. He has been on Faculty, served as Field Instructor (Social Work/Psychology) for New York University, Herbert Lehman College, Iona College, College of New Rochelle, East Stroudsburg University, and Northampton Community College. He has written many works centering on the topic of the completed person and the original human development system.For years, Dr. Bitkoff studied in two modern mystical schools and was designate...
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Sophianic Love and Blessing
2008-10-16 06:30:00
. Sophia 2 .Love fell on melike snow from high sky(gently)I stood therewaiting forCommunionI looked into the eyesof the manwho held Lovemy Lovein his handAbyss called to Abyssdepth touchedthe deepest coreof my sorrowmy Bread and Bodyeyes closed -"Noli me tangere"said Jesus to MagdaleneI know -this Love will shield meI count my blessingsbless his Holy Name. Sophia 4 .and now blessand nowthe whole, the all,cosmos, chaos,gleaming, living waters,exploding spheres,black skies filled with fireand now bless -blessed be the Holy,the One beyond being,above, below, after, breathingnow bless -mine, ours, yours, love,pearl strings of peace,joy, heartbeat of stillness,jewels of transfigured touch,petals unfurlinginto wings of glorynow blessed. by Maja Trochimczyk .from Miriam's Iris or Angels in the Garden
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